2024
Decoding transcriptomic signatures of cysteine string protein alpha–mediated synapse maintenance
Wang N, Zhu B, Allnutt M, Grijalva R, Zhao H, Chandra S. Decoding transcriptomic signatures of cysteine string protein alpha–mediated synapse maintenance. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2320064121. PMID: 38833477, PMCID: PMC11181078, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2320064121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynapse maintenanceTranscriptional changesSynaptogenic adhesion moleculesGene ontology analysisKO miceKO brainMaintenance in vivoCell-cell interactionsGlial cellsSingle-nucleus transcriptomesOntology analysisCspADifferential expressionNeuron-glia interactionsAutophagy-related genesProtein AGenesCell typesNeurodegenerative diseasesInhibitory synapsesLittermate controlsSynaptic pathwaysAdhesion moleculesGlial responseSynapse
2023
cAMP−EPAC−PKCε−RIM1α signaling regulates presynaptic long-term potentiation and motor learning
Wang X, Zhou L, Dong B, Xu F, Wang D, Shen E, Cai X, Wang Y, Wang N, Ji S, Chen W, Schonewille M, Zhu J, De Zeeuw C, Shen Y. cAMP−EPAC−PKCε−RIM1α signaling regulates presynaptic long-term potentiation and motor learning. ELife 2023, 12: e80875. PMID: 37159499, PMCID: PMC10171863, DOI: 10.7554/elife.80875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPresynaptic long-term potentiationSignaling cascadesPresynaptic plasticityRelease of synaptic vesiclesLong-term potentiationThreonine phosphorylationSynaptic vesiclesFunctional relevancePurkinje cell synapsesMotor behaviorPresynaptic formLearning mechanismCerebellar learning mechanismsCascadeLearningCell synapsesBasic performanceMotor learningThreonineMotor skillsSignalVesicles
2022
KIF2C regulates synaptic plasticity and cognition in mice through dynamic microtubule depolymerization
Zheng R, Du Y, Wang X, Liao T, Zhang Z, Wang N, Li X, Shen Y, Shi L, Luo J, Xia J, Wang Z, Xu J. KIF2C regulates synaptic plasticity and cognition in mice through dynamic microtubule depolymerization. ELife 2022, 11: e72483. PMID: 35138249, PMCID: PMC8828051, DOI: 10.7554/elife.72483.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDynamic microtubulesFunctional plasticity of synapsesRegulate synaptic developmentConditional knockout approachFunction of KIF2CNervous systemNeuronal activity-dependent mannerPlasticity of synapsesProtein traffickingActivity-dependent mannerDepolymerizing proteinsRNAi knockdownSynaptic plasticityExpression of AMPA receptorsMicrotubule dynamicsMicrotubule invasionMicrotubule depolymerizationImpaired excitatory transmissionKnockout approachRegulatory mechanismsKIF2CDepolymerization capabilityLong-term potentiationSynaptic developmentMicrotubules
2015
Functions of Kinesin Superfamily Proteins in Neuroreceptor Trafficking
Wang N, Xu J. Functions of Kinesin Superfamily Proteins in Neuroreceptor Trafficking. BioMed Research International 2015, 2015: 639301. PMID: 26075252, PMCID: PMC4449888, DOI: 10.1155/2015/639301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKinesin superfamily proteinsSuperfamily proteinsSynaptic plasticityTransport various cargoesGlutamate receptorsKainate receptorsGABA receptorsAdaptor proteinTrafficking of NMDA receptorsN-methyl-D-aspartate-Cellular basis of learningMolecular mechanismsMolecular eventsTraffickingProteinNMDA receptorsAMPA receptorsSynaptic transmissionCellular basisNeuronal activityReceptorsBasis of learningKainateGABAAdaptor